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Guidance for an effective fire safety signing system:
Why the need for safety signs?
Safety signs are a requirement to protect the health and safety of the employees and anyone within the vicinity of the building. For an effective safety signing system, signs should be of similar style, design and format. A good way to achieve this, is to ensure that your signs conform to standards.
Why choose our AAA photoluminescent signs and products?
Legislation states that all safety signs require illumination and must remain illuminated under a power loss.
This requirement can be met by using our AAA photoluminescent signs made by Jalite.
Which sign should I use and where?
According to guidance from British and International Standards, signs can be categorised into 8 main groups. Below is a brief description of each group.
1. Escape Route Location Signs
Escape route location signs are signs that identify
the direction of travel to escape or exit within a
building.
NOTE: ''Exit'' signs indicate doorways or openings
that leads to a place of safety. ''Fire exit'' signs are
doorways or openings that have been specifically
provided as an alternative exit to use in the event of
an evacuation (A ''Fire exit'' may still be use during
the day-to-day occupation of the premise).
2. Emergency Exit and Emergency Door Release
Equipment Signs
Doors that have security devices, especially doors
that are specifically used for escape should use
signs to indicate its operating instructions. These
signs speed egress and reduce evacuation time.
3. Safe Condition Signs
Safe condition signs is a category used by the
Standards to categorise first aid equipment,
location and emergency instructions for people
with special needs. These signs should be
prominently displayed.
4. Mandatory Notices
Mandatory notices help in preventing the spread
of fire by informing building occupants of the
mandatory requirements. These notices should be
displayed prominently on both sides of the doors.
They can be use as part of a formal fire safety
training.
5. Fire Action Charts
It is a legislation requirement that all building
occupants must be informed of fire safety
information and one of these would include
instructions on what to do in the event of a fire.
A good solution is by siting safety signs. Siting
fire action charts conspicuously within the building
would help to reinforce formal training and act as
a constant reminder.
It is recommended that you choose a fire action
chart which is simple, includes a step-by-step
instruction and one that uses graphical symbols
from Standards to increase comprehension.
6. Fire Alarm and Fire-fighting Equipment Signs
Legislation requires that any non-automatic
firefighting equipment (fire extinguishers, alarms
etc..) provided, should be easy to access, simple
to use and indicated by signs. You can meet this
requirement by siting signs conspicuously above
the equipment to locate, on the equipment to
identify and if necessary, include a sign that has
simple instructions on how to operate the
equipment.
Also, to greatly reduce risks of the inappropriate
use of fire extinguishers, it is highly recommended
that you include a fire extinguisher identification
that shows the type of extinguisher and the type
of fire it can or cannot be used on.
7. Hazardous Materials and Atmospheres Signs
Hazard warning signs are a legislation requirement,
unless deemed unnecessary by a risk assessment.
JALITE AAA Hazard Warning signs are designed
according to guidance from both British and
International Standards
8. Prohibition Signs
Legislation states that, after a hazard has been
identified and measures have been taken to
inform occupants, an appropriate control
measure should also be reinforced. JALITE AAA
Prohibition signs are designed in conformance
with both British and International Standards.